Zest
UK · Local authorities, brands and destinations
Published prices
Payment methods
Contactless payment is stated. The charge-with-us FAQ includes a question about receipts after paying with contactless. App or account named on the page: Zest. The page says the app is not required.
Speed. News items on the homepage mention 150kW ultra-rapid spaces. That is not a network-wide maximum stated as a spec sheet figure.
Caveat. Zest’s charge-with-us FAQ says the price per kWh is displayed on the map section of the Zest app, and that there is a minimum charge of 40p for the first 40p of power provided. Official launch posts for the Leicester and Ashton-under-Lyne urban hubs stated 65p/kWh at those sites; those site figures are not treated as a network-wide tariff.
The charge-with-us page mentions payment via the Zest app and contactless (receipts for contactless sessions are obtained through customer support).
Idle and overstay fees
No idle or overstay fee, rate, grace period or cap was stated on the page checked. Source: Zest charge-with-us / driver support (checked 2026-11-10).
Roaming versus paying the operator
No public roaming p/kWh for this network was found on the operator page or on the roaming apps’ public pages checked.
- Zap-Pay: not published — Zapmap’s public help page (modified 23 March 2026) says the price shown when you pay with Zapmap is, wherever possible, the same or similar to the operator’s standard PAYG rate, but that some networks apply higher prices via third-party services such as Zapmap. The public Zap-Pay page does not list a per-network p/kWh table. In-app prices are not copied here.
- Octopus Electroverse: not published — Electroverse says the latest pricing for every network and charging point is displayed in the Electroverse app, and that rates might differ when charging with operators directly. No public per-network p/kWh table was published.
- OVO Charge: not published — OVO says PAYG rates are set by the charging networks and are shown for each charger on Charge Anywhere. No public per-network p/kWh table was published. Light Boost is described as 10% off the PAYG rate set by the networks; that percentage is not turned into a p/kWh figure here.
- Paua: not published — Paua says network prices are live in the Paua app and web map, and that customers pay each network’s standard PAYG or “pump” price. Its help page says it aims for a cost equivalent to or less than the network PAYG price where possible, but that some networks charge a premium and drivers should check the app. No public per-network p/kWh table was published.
Source
Source: Zest: charge with us · Checked 2026-11-10